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Centennial High School Seniors – Apply today for Youth Achievement Awards

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Up to Four Recipients Will Receive $1,000 College Scholarships Graduating high school seniors residing in the City of Centennial are invited to apply for the City’s Youth Achievement Awards, a scholarship program presented by the City of Centennial and Jacobs, the City’s public works and code compliance provider. Up to four $1,000 scholarships will be …

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CHV Police Foundation donates personalized first responder kits for every officer

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On September 6, Mark Griffin, Jan Harrison Griffin, and Jeremy Abelson, who comprise the board of directors of the Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation (CHVPF) appeared at the regular CHV City Council meeting. Griffin explained that CHVPF “has been working with CHV Police Chief Lyons on “how best the foundation can serve our police department, …

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Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown & Coroner Dr. Kelly Lear invite you to an open house and free pancake breakfast

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Come take a peek inside the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Facility, climb into a SWAT vehicle and try on SWAT gear, see K-9s in action, watch a vehicle extrication, pet our mounted unit horses and school therapy dogs and even try out ‘maggot art.’ Plus, take a tour of our 911 dispatch center …

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CHV City Council will have three open seats in November

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Cherry Hills Village has six seats on its city council. Although each one represents a geographic graphical area consisting of one-sixth of the city’s 6.3 square miles and one-sixth of its total population of 6,442, all council members are elected at-large, just as is the mayor.  Council members may serve up to two four-year terms. …

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CHV will ask voters to approve a language change to modernize its sales tax code 

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The current language of the Cherry Hills Village municipal code only imposes a duty to collect the city’s 3½% municipal sales tax on businesses that have a physical location within the city. The city has determined it needs to update its policies. It is not proposing a tax increase. In a town hall meeting with …

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Young GV resident presses her city council in a “Call to Action” for composting

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At the start of every Greenwood Village city council meeting, citizens are permitted to address the council for three minutes on any subject that is not on the meeting agenda.  On July 11, Julia Lace, 11, a rising sixth grader who lives in The Preserve neighborhood, appeared with her brother, Cormack Lace, 9. The first …

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Mayor Stephanie Piko hosts 16th Annual State of the City of Centennial

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On May 12, the 16th Annual State of the City of Centennial was held at Wings over the Rockies Exploration of flight at Centennial Airport. The event, which drew 350 people, was hosted by the Rotary Club of Centennial. The theme of the event was Launching Forward, chosen because it “acknowledges that the challenges and …

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